Gisborne – Luganville

On October 26, 1944 at 12:00 PM, Gisborne – Luganville experienced a crash involving Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, operated by Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF, with the event recorded near Pacific Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Gisborne to Luganville, the aircraft suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea, killing all five crew members.

Aircraft reference details include registration NZ4624, MSN 6271.